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1. The passage discusses vocabulary related to food crops and agriculture, including words like cultivation, fertilize, irrigation, photosynthesis, and precipitation. 2. It provides definitions and examples for each target word. Cultivation refers to preparing land to grow crops, fertilize means to supply nourishment to plants, and irrigation is supplying water to dry land. 3. The passage then has exercises to test understanding of the vocabulary, including filling in blanks with words from the list and finding antonyms. It concludes by reviewing the vocabulary in a short passage about challenges to food production in some African countries.

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Bing Worksheet

1. The passage discusses vocabulary related to food crops and agriculture, including words like cultivation, fertilize, irrigation, photosynthesis, and precipitation. 2. It provides definitions and examples for each target word. Cultivation refers to preparing land to grow crops, fertilize means to supply nourishment to plants, and irrigation is supplying water to dry land. 3. The passage then has exercises to test understanding of the vocabulary, including filling in blanks with words from the list and finding antonyms. It concludes by reviewing the vocabulary in a short passage about challenges to food production in some African countries.

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Vocabulary

Food Crops

Target Words
1. abandon 6. intensify
2. adversely 7. irrigation
3. aggregate 8. obtain
4. cultivation 9. photosynthesis
5. fertilize 10. precipitation

Definitions and Samples


1. abandon v. To leave; to give up
To save their lives, the sailors had to abandon the sinking ship.
Parts of speech abandonment n

2. adversely adv. In a harmful way; negatively


Excessive rainfall early in the spring can adversely affect the
plant- ing of crops.
Usage tips Adversely is often followed by affect.
Parts of speech adversity n, adverse adj

3. aggregate adj. Gathered into or amounting to a whole


It is impossible to judge last year’s performance without knowing
the aggregate sales numbers.
Usage tips Aggregate is often followed by a term like sum, total, or
numbers.
Parts of speech aggregate v, aggregate n

4. cultivation n. Preparing the land to grow crops; improvement for


agricultural purposes
With the development of land cultivation, hunters and gatherers
were able to settle in one place.
Parts of speech cultivate v

5. fertilize v. To supply with nourishment for plants by adding helpful


substances to the soil
This farm fertilizes tomatoes more than any other crop.
Parts of speech fertilizer n, fertilization n

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6. intensify v. To increase in power; to act with increased strength
Jacob’s long absence intensified his certainty that he should marry
Rose.
Parts of speech intensification n, intense adj

7. irrigation n. The supplying of water to dry land


In dry areas of the country, you can see ditches all over the farm-
land for irrigation.
Parts of speech irrigate v

8. obtain v. To gain possession of; to get


After a series of difficult interviews, he finally was able to obtain
the job.

9. photosynthesis n. The process by which green plants make their


own food by combining water, salts, and carbon dioxide in the pres-
ence of light.
Oxygen is a by-product of the process of photosynthesis.
Parts of speech photosynthesize v

10. precipitation n. Water that falls to the Earth’s surface


In the Pacific Northwest, the high level of precipitation ensures rich,
green plant life.
TOEFL Prep I Complete each sentence by filling in the blank with the
best word from the list. Change the form of the word if necessary. Use
each word only once.
abandoned precipitation cultivation fertilize photosynthesis

1. Through , green plants create organic materials with the


help of chlorophyll.

2. The coastal city gets half of its during the months of Jan-
uary, February, and March.

3. Farmers use various methods of land .

4. When they heard the hull crack, all but two of the sailors
ship.

5. Inexperienced gardeners may not realize how important it is that


they their plants.

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TOEFL Prep II Find the word or phrase that is closest in mean- ing to
the opposite of each word in the left-hand column. Write the letter in
the blank.

1. obtain (a) weaken


2. intensify (b) separate
3. irrigation (c) lose
4. aggregate (d) drainage
5. adversely (e) positively

TOEFL Success Read the passage to review the vocabulary you have learned. Answer the
questions that follow.

In countries like Niger and Mauritania, the cultivation of and has Bonus Structure—
changed little in the past several centuries. Additionally, these As a result means
“therefore,” “for this
countries’ mono-modal rainfall pattern brings precipitation for only
reason.”
three months during the year. As a result, food production doesn’t nearly
meet demand.
Several agencies and organizations have intensified their efforts to increase the productivity
of land in these countries. They have introduced new strains of seed, improved irrigation
techniques, and introduced new methods of fertilization and soil management. With ample
sunlight for photosynthesis and modern irrigation techniques, sustainable farming techniques
should allow farmers to boost aggregate production in order to meet demand.
Still, crop revitalization faces an unexpected adversary: institutional incompetence. Where
crop specialists have convinced individual farmers to abandon old farming techniques in place
of new, they can’t readily obtain the governmental cooperation they need. The biggest hurdles
are political corruption, incompetence, and the absence of a marketing infrastructure.
1. In this passage, the word adversary is closest in meaning to
a. friend
b. helper
c. enemy
d. leader
2. In the last paragraph, the word they refers to
a. crop specialists
b. farmers
c. farming techniques
d. adversaries

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